Online Degrees and Programs at Harvard University

Online Program Overview

Harvard University offers 470 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 55 major programs - 4 Certificate, 2 Masters, and 49 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $59,076 for undergraduate programs and $55,440 for graduate programs.

Total 6,923 students out of total 30,631 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 3,814 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Harvard University is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameHarvard University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
AddressMassachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA
Online Students6,923 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,962 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$59,076
Graduate Tuition & Fees$55,440
Student to Faculty7:1 (14.29%)
Online Degree Programs
Total55 Programs
Certificate4 Programs
Masters2 Programs
Post-Graduate49 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Harvard University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $59,076 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $55,440 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,696 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,689 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$51,925$53,968$55,587$57,261$59,076
Graduate$49,214$50,654$52,170$53,760$55,440
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$1,492$1,552$1,598$1,646$1,696
Graduate$1,500$1,545$1,592$1,639$1,689

Online Programs By Area of Study

Harvard University offers 470 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 55 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificate, 2 Masters, 49 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs4NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED49
Overall Programs42105 17411867

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Harvard University. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
International AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Natural Resources Management and PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 18
Energy and Environmental PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
City/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Sustainable Design/ArchitectureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 15
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 20
Computer Programming/Programmer9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 21
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 39
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 43
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 9
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 47
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
NanotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Advanced Legal Research/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
American Literature (United StatesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 14
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 13
BioinformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 13
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 20
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Strategic IntelligenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 139
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 27
Behavioral SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 64
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis19 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 32
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 146
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Philosophy and Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 6
EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 4
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 72
National Security Policy StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 14
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 11
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Behavioral Aspects of HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 3
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 53 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 28
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 51
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 1
Business/Corporate Communications32 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 30
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 7
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 29
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 55
Investments and SecuritiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 57
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 132
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 76
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 52
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 65

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Harvard University, there are 30,631 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 8,885 students were attending classes through distance learning (6,923 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,962 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment30,631
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses6,923
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,962
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses21,746

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 6,923 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,598 Massachusetts Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 4,116 students living in the U.S. States other than Massachusetts, and 1114 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses6,923
Massachusetts Resident1,598
Other State In U.S.4,116
Outside of U.S.1,114
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses6,923
Undergraduate1,312
Graduate5,611
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,312
Degree/Certificate Seeking478
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking834
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